Why is Samsung still using Exynos and not just sticking with Snapdragon?

Society Samsung has been using the processor for its flagships for more than a decade Snapdragon from the company Qualcomm. However, it also appeared in some models Exynos, but it was usually only available in European and Asian markets. Portal TalkAndroid brings information that this may change in the future.

Samsung may use Exynos for flagships as well

Samsung has decided to take the steps that will lead to the introduction of the processor Exynos to multiple devices, including new flagships. The company has reportedly been working on this plan for over a year. He made this decision Samsung probably from an economic point of view, as according to the company’s trading statement, it may pay off more in the future.

The report says that Samsung spent on mobile processors in the year 2023 until 8.87 billion dollars. However, this amount represents up to 3,1 % increase over the year 2021. Statistics show that in 2021 the company spent 7.63 billion dollars on processors, and a year later the amount increased to 11.38 billion. Why is that so?

The rise in processor prices on the market is responsible for the sharp increase in expenses

Their sales value rose up to 30 %. That’s why it would be for Samsung more advantageous to rely on your own chipset Exynos. The company implemented it in its flagships, but the versions that had it were sent to markets outside United States. However, for example, a series Galaxy S22 suffered from general usability problems. This problem led to the decision to use for the series Galaxy S23 just the processor Snapdragon SoC and thus the company’s costs increased.

As for the economic statistics themselves, it would be much more advantageous for the company to use its own Exynos processors. It is speculated that Samsung plans to return to their implementation. These conjectures were confirmed by the vice president of the company in his statement, in which he said that Exynos 2400 returns to their smartphones. So we can probably expect it in other flagships of the company, including in our market.

Significantly higher performance

Introducing the series Galaxy S25 we’re expecting in four months, and that’s why various speculations and revelations are floating on the surface of the world. One such is also leak from the Chinese side Hankyungwhich says that the entire Galaxy S25 series will get only one chipset and not two.

By all accounts, he should be the team Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 for Galaxyglobally around the world. It was rumored that Samsung will also bring the Exynos 2500 to the devices, which it is now working on vehemently and introduced just a few weeks ago. In the end, it looks like they will use it in other models and don’t want to face the wave of criticism again and risk poor sales.

Samsung uses Exynos in some of its premium smartphones to negotiate better prices because the division System LSI a Qualcomm Samsung companies are competing to get as many orders as possible (usually in the tens of millions). So they try to offer their chips to the division Samsung smartphones at the lowest possible price. We’ll see how many more times this leak is confirmed or denied before the release of the new series.